Taufik Hidayat, Gao Ling Are Out Of The 2008 Beijing Olympics
Posted by cebloggerAug 13
Gao Ling, Taufik Hidayat, Gail Emms
Badminton’s Men’s Singles Athens Gold Medalist and pride of Indonesia, Taufik Hidayat, lost to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia in the round of 32, 19-21; 16-21. Taufik reportedly suffered dengue fever weeks before the tournament.
This could be the last Olympics for Taufik who has been sliding in the ranks in 2007 and this year. He has been my favorite player ever since he won the Olympic gold four years ago.
In the mixed doubles event, another defending champion gets ousted. Gao Ling of China, a four-time gold medalist in the previous two Olympics, finally had her winning run come to an end. Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson, Athens Silver Medalists of Great Britain, exacted revenge on Gao Ling and new partner, Zheng Bo, 21-16, 16-21, 21-19.
Fours years ago, Gao Ling partnered with Zhang Jun to defeat the British pair to snatch the gold. It’s really a sorry loss for lady shuttler who is also one of my favorites from the Chinese Team.
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